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 At the NPDES Training Institute our respect and appreciation for the environment is matched by our respect and appreciation for the professionals we train! This combination of loyalties is our promise to you that you will receive the best, most valuable stormwater and erosion and sediment control training offered anywhere in the United States. We are proud to have developed the highest standard for stormwater education. As a result, we continue to assist thousands of individuals and hundreds of company's annually in stormwater management and permit compliance.
Our staff has provided consulting and training services in the storm water and waste water treatment industries since the early 1990’s. We have trained and certified thousands of individuals, as well as hundreds of company’s and government organizations in the NPDES MS4, Industrial, and Construction General Permit sectors. Our staff performs storm water training, erosion control consulting and training, waste water treatment design, equipment installation and maintenance, and wash bay construction for oil field service companies, government agencies, land developers, and general contractors. Mr. Owen, Principal Consultant for the NPDES Training Institute is an invited speaker by scores of government agencies, general contractors, consulting firms, and professional associations in the areas of storm water management and protection, water treatment, erosion and sediment control, NPDES General Permit compliance and regulatory enforcement. He has presented to SWPPP design professionals and permittees at stormwater management classroom and field demonstration seminars, and has been invited to present for a an upcoming webinar hosted by the Georgia Chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers later in May, 2010.
Current areas of specific interest include NPDES compliance and enforcement, US EPAs new Effluent Limitation Guidelines (ELGs) for construction sites, and the use of anionic polyacrylamide for soil stabilization and water clarification. We presently develop classroom and field training course materials for the Georgia Association of Code Enforcement Officers (GACE), the City of Griffin Georgia E&S Field Day, the Georgia Soil and Water Conservation Commission (GASWCC) Recertification Program, the City of Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management, and numerous other county and city municipalities. He provides NPDES compliance audits, field training for NPDES General Permit Compliance Inspectors, and field training for MS4 inspectors in approved methods for MS4 compliance and illicit discharge detection, and elimination (IDDE) inspections of publicly owned treatment works (POTW) facilities, and industrial facilities. We also assists numerous municipalities and military bases in their efforts to properly administer their Erosion and Sediment Control ordinances and NPDES General Permit requirements.
The Stormwater Training Institute also produces stormwater courses for classroom and online continuing education, as well as organizing and administering stormwater seminars and training events for MS4 municipalities, federal military facilities, industrial facilities, construction sites, consulting firms, land development and financial institutions. Courses developed and instructed by our trainers are well known by thousands of professionals in the storm water and erosion and sediment control industry.
 The fresh water we enjoy in the United States is an accumulation of stormwater... primarily in the form of rain drops, snow melt, or both. Clean water provides enjoyment, refreshment, excitement, tranquility, and life itself. The NPDES Training Institute's mission is to help professionals in the industrial, construction, stormwater compliance and enforcement arenas, to fundamentally understand the importance of protecting our nations water quality as we comply with the rules and regulations that regulate an owner/operators activities on site. The stormwater guidelines, rules and regulations that govern stormwater discharges can be complicated and difficult to implement if not properly understood, and that's exactly where we come in. Our trainers are excellent communicators and experienced professionals that help individuals understand in a practical way, how to comply with our governments chosen method of protecting surface water. With clean water, we have the ability to live long and happy lives. Without clean water, we will live short, diseased filled and unhappy lives.
If you enjoy the outdoors and like to fish, hunt, boat, and hike, you also understand the importance of protecting water for our future children and grandchildren. You will like our training!
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